Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-25


| done at trif1ing expense"
The Potomac Flats Case.
In the Equity Court yesterday, In the case of the
United States against N. F. Morris and some fifty
Others, under the act OF Congress "to establish
title to Potomac fats" the court ordered that all
the testimony TO be heard in the case shall be filed
within one hundred days, and that then the case
| shall be set down for a hearing.
| SECOND CONVICTION IN SUNDAY LIQUOR CASE
| To-day in the Police Court, John +. Kelly, the
was charged with keeping his bar open on Sunday,
/ and pleaded mot guilty" Onicer Daily testified
that he visited the neighborhood OF KelIys saloon
sunday evening, and heard pool playing going on
| In the barroOm. Officer Roach testified that he
/ visited the place with DAILY, and that he went
which he paid ten cents. William Kaiser testified
| that he was In the satoOn and purchased glass
OF peer; II suppose might as wen plead guilty"
against Mr.. Kelly. This is the first case in which
\ second conviction has been obtained since the
Women's Christian Temperance Union began their
war against the salOon-k keepers. Under the law it
is claimed that the Commissioners have right to
| revoke the license upon second conviction.
| THE LEFFLER GARDEN PRoFKRTY-1n the case
| OF Nicholas Lochb9hler against Chas. A. Waiter
and c. W. King, TO restrain the transfer Of the
property known In his occupancy as garden, I'M
less his rights as lessee are protected the DEFEND
ant Walter has filed demurrer anu answer by
Nh. w. X. Duhamel He claims that complainant
has not made such case as entities him TO relief
| He denies that he was employed by complainant
as legal adviser, and insists that he was simply
vendor by virtue OF his eXecutorship and he denies
that he made any assertions misleading to defend
/ ant; that ne made the lease TO LOchbRhler after
/ legal advice, and urged defendant TO take legal
| advice and offered hlm the written opinion fur
nished, but defendant took no steps In the NATTER
and IL was not until the property was advertised
that he set up claim.
| AN IMAGINARY sASD-BoAT.-Mr. George r Mar
II z VaSV iSifp l nv
/ day, who represented that he had boat load Of
sand lying near the mouth OF Rock Creek, which
| he would sell cheap. Mr.. Martin was induced to
purchase, and when he went to look Tor his sand
! found that there was no such boat at the point
named. He learned that other persons had been
| fictitious boats OF sand. The police have been
| notified.
day afternoon j. Amber Smith flied for George d.
Harrison suit against John G. Fair, jr., for &c.
600 damages for an assault and battery committed
on plaintiff January 2sth last, and for SANDER
| In calling him at the same time ga So and
| perJurer," BY which grievance he claims to have
| lost his employment 1t IS alleged that Fair
| entered the restaurant where Brown was emplyed
and after applying epithets TO him placed pistol
| at his head and threatened TO Kill him. but was
prevented by friends OF the complainant.
The CHURCH OF THE CovENANT.-The board Of
mirted their 1rst report. The church was started
October IL, 1885, with nfty-three members The
church sunday School numbers twenty-three
| Officers and teachers and 129 scholars. The $50
| e1ety OF the Covenant" has contributed during
the sixteen months OF its organization, 81 3O9 Is
10 home, foreign and McAH missions The receipts
from all sources to the building fund to March =
were x,5,419.13 OF this amount $I9,SI942 was
expended on account Of cost OF grounds SIS sos IA
| leaving balance on hand Of $5,55s.Sl. The re-
ceiptS TO the general account were s. 533 gi out
and expenses On account of the church e p pna
| balance OF 8, 4S2S3 remains. In addition the
Ladies' Aid Association has collected and disbursed
io' organs carpets, cushions, &C, $a65s.5<
j., FOB The AcroRs FUND BENEFIT. secretary
whitney and Mr.. W. W. COrcoran have each paid
Penman for the beneft 81 the actors fund at the the
National Theater In April. The demand for seats
on e in tPe oSdsr ~seHp sSsy
are received TO be filled when the sale opens.
DEATH OF AN OLD CrrIzRS.-Mr. John Henry
Reiss died Yesterday morning, at his residence,
NO. l3i3 street northwest, in the sixty-eighth
year OF his age. The deceased was native OF
Germany, ana nearly nifty years ago came to this
country with his brother, the late Benjamin
Relss, and settled In this city. Some forty
in the treasury 1BPpoantaa and p S1s
mateiy became valued clerk In the ONCE OF the
the early part or Gen. Grants administrator.
Wnen ne was removed. His funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs-Marr1age licenses have
Deen Issued by the clerk OF the court to Bent
BIOS and Amelia Collins; George Madden and Jane
Nelson; George Washington and Ella thompson.
TIE LAST Day or TIE TURKISH Rua AUCTION
For the last two days the peremptOry sales or ths
much-praised importation at DuncansOn ancfion
} | rooms, corner 9th and ID streets have been very
largely attended, and many choice pieces were Sc
cured at low ngures The closing sales take place
to-morrow at IL a. m, when viii be offered nfteen
large royal cashmere, Persian and Turkish carpets
OF superb texture; one hundred small ana medium
rugs OF modern and antique make being select
examples OF Bokhara. Shifvan, Khofassan, Dag
hestan Tebfh, eamels hair, mosque and prayer
rugs; nifty Angora, Car1manie, kilim and Damas.
Gus porteres OF exquisite coiors: full assortment
OF Damascus yellow silks, Bulgaria dOyleys Per.
sian embroidered table covers, antique traya
swords and many other small articles. Great bar.
\ gans may be expected.